Arthur LeRoy Hitchcock, age 81, of Ulysses, Kansas died Saturday, January 17, 2015 at South Wind Hospice in Pratt, Kansas. He was born July 26, 1933 in Smith County, Kansas, the son of Leslie R. and Mildred May (Welker) Hitchcock.
LeRoy grew up in Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. While living with his family at Ryus, Kansas, he attended Satanta High School. LeRoy

Eunice Mae Metcalf Smith, age 82, of Ulysses, Kansas died Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital, Ulysses, Kansas. She was born October 6, 1932 near Junction City, Kansas at her parent’s home on Lyon’s Creek. She was the daughter of Richard Edward and Florence Edna (Janke) Kind.
Eunice was raised in Lyona, Kansas. Religion and music were important in Eunice’s childhood fa

Mary G. Roach, 84, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at her home in Liberal, KS.
She was born March 22, 1930 at Roswell, NM, the daughter of Pierre and Vivienne (Palmer) Louissena.
She married William W. Roach in Ft. Worth, TX. He preceded her in death.
Mary attended R

James “Jim” Johnson, age 90, of Elkhart, Kansas died January 12, 2015 at Morton County Special Care Unit in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born November 28, 1924 in Cherryvale, Kansas, the son of Lewis H. and Mary Marie (Shields) Johnson.
The summer of 1943 was a busy one for James Calvin Johnson, known as Jim or Jimmy. He graduated from High School, he and Anna Lee Sellmansberger were married on July

Oletha P. Moody, age 86, died Monday, January 12, 2015 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. She born at the farm home in Beaver County, OK on August 13, 1928, the daughter of Glen and Leola (Ingraham) Monr

Eugene D. Moore, 95, passed from this life Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Beaver County Nursing Home, Beaver, OK.
He was born January 8, 1920 to John and Ruby (Depping) Moore at Midway Farm near Floris, OK.

Butch Young, age 71, of Ulysses, Kansas died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at his home in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born August 2, 1943 in Macksville, Kansas, the son of Ralph McKinley and Snowie Mabel (Wood) Young.
Butch grew up in Ulysses, Kansas and graduated from Grant County Rural High School in 1961. Butch served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged after being stationed in Ethiopia.

AV Barnes, 56, died Thursday, January 8, 2015 at his home in Turpin, Oklahoma.
He was born April 25, 1958 at Beaver, OK, the son of Carl and Karen (Platz) Barnes.
AV was a class of 1976 graduate of Turp

Edna Belle Cook, age 91 passed away January 7, 2015 in Johnson, Kansas. She was born on Easter, April 1, 1923, to Howard McMichael and Lillie Pearl (Hutchison) Davis in Syracuse, Kansas.
Edna lived on the family farm homesteaded by her parents in southwest Hamilton County. She attended Soddy View Grade School and graduated from Coolidge High School in 1941. (Her mother was the first teacher

Edith J. Asencio, 78, died Monday, January 5, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center. She has gone home to be with her heavenly father, whom she loved with her whole heart and soul.
She was born October 15, 1936 at Warsaw, IN, the daughter of Jesse a

Wilma L. Dorman, 73, of Tyrone, Oklahoma died Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas.
She was born February 13, 1941 at Delaware County, Oklahoma, the daughter of Luther and Dona (Tanner) Jennings.
She married John C. Dorman on October 17, 1960 at Clayton, NM. He preceded her in

Florencio “Lencho” Gonzales 73, died, Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born April 2, 1941 at Clayton, New Mexico the son of Vicente and Anna Montoya Gonzales.
He had been a resident of Liberal for the past 24 years. He is retired from National Beef Packing Plant.
On November 23, 1963 he married Josephine Caroline Archul

Roy G. Stickler, Jr., age 88, died Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. He was born September 29, 1926 at Turpin, OK, the son of Roy G., Sr. and Nile Geraldine “Bill” (Carson) Stickler.

Andrea Starr Garrison 31, died Friday, January 2, 2015 at her residence in Liberal, KS
She was born December 22, 1983 in Liberal, Kansas the daughter of Kenneth Garrison and Sheila Kitch Garrison. She attended school in Turpin, OK. She was a CNA for home health.
On April 4, 2013 she married Michael Williams in Marlin, Texas. He survives.